Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hon. Friend is a charming relative newcomer to this place and we are delighted that she is here , but if she had been here as long as I have — getting on for 18 years now — she would have heard me banging on about exactly that point . |
| 2 | I had to listen for a good hour while he burbled on about variably apertured annuity options and the like . |
| 3 | There was too much going on for just one person to deal with . |
| 4 | This saga has gone on for quite some time . |
| 5 | I 'm actually concerned that if we , did anybody know about this issue earlier on because I think this has been going on for quite some time erm probably over the last two years and if anyone did know then why did n't they address it before and if anyone did n't know , why not ? |
| 6 | It 's going on for quite some time . |
| 7 | I 'd just been turned down for yet another job , hardly any money left — desperate , I was , and out comes your grandfather , asks me what 's wrong . ’ |
| 8 | Just si now just ge just hands down for just one minute please . |
| 9 | I do n't think he lay down for quite some time though as he never had any shavings in his mane or tail for weeks but at least he could move about and that relieved quite a few of his problems . |
| 10 | His piece had clearly been written more in anger than in sorrow , the landlord 's indiscrimination coming in for as much disapprobation as the racist high spirits shown by the Young Conservatives . |
| 11 | I go in for really frumpy underwear . ’ |
| 12 | Do you think there 's enough of it in the educational profession , or do you think that one ought to go in for much more evaluation ? |
| 13 | If their naivety is to be believed , they 're in for more painful disillusionment when someone can bear to break the news to them that the tooth fairy does n't exist and that the singing Madonna is no virgin . |
| 14 | Kant , in particular , comes in for very rough treatment . |
| 15 | He came in after only one ball of the innings when Haynes was bowled by a beauty from Pringle , and appeared to glove a rising delivery to the wicketkeeper . |
| 16 | And sending each other massive consultancy bills , I think to myself , while my well practised straight face almost lets me down with both this thought and that of the possible scenario in the Heathrow customs hall . |
| 17 | She lifted her multi-petticoated skirts and walked down with as much grace as she could manage , playing the part of Cinderella at her first ball , prevented from any sudden movement by the flattering silken wig whose curls were interlaced with pearls and fell in tumbling ringlets on to one breast . |
| 18 | She had taken that whisky bottle from a nearby table and brought it down with as much strength as she could muster on Duvall 's head . |
| 19 | Once dry , each coat must be rubbed down with very fine glasspaper to give a surface that is as smooth as possible . |
| 20 | Prepare the cross-spar to the length indicated ( about 60mm longer than the spine ) and you will soon see why it is generally called a ‘ spreader ’ , as you stick first one end down with more strong tape , then have to curve it , in order to fit it within the kite shape at the other end and onto the final corner . |
| 21 | With dragging , your first colour should be put down with quite firm pressure and the top colour is then very lightly dragged across , as in ( f ) . |
| 22 | Once a project has settled down into reasonably routine operation , it is useful to examine the pattern of achieved costs and benefits in the light of what was initial predictions . |
| 23 | Packed in with hardly any food or water . |
| 24 | The puppy will then settle in with relatively little difficulty as a member of the family . |
| 25 | The Russells Hall pupils were immediately able to see that their new working partners opted for as wide a range of activities as they did and joined in with as much interest . |
| 26 | Please send them in with as much notice as possible . |
| 27 | They were used to seeing 3 × 80 oz. bottles put in with too much colour and a ‘ hope for the best ’ attitude . |
| 28 | Had he been facing any of the big cat family , with their formidable armoury of fang , claw , power and speed , he would , for all his martial arts training , have been in with very little chance of survival , let alone victory . |
| 29 | The novelty of girls on the premises was duly reported in the local press when term started , and quite quickly forgotten , too , as they settled in with very little fuss . |
| 30 | ROY ORBISON : ‘ King Of Hearts ’ posthumous collection of recent hit singles along with previously unreleased material from the vocal legend 's ‘ Mystery Girl ’ sessions recorded in 1989 and featuring contributions by Don Was , kd lang , |